managers

Matt from TN · 12-20-2002, 01:33 PM

we pay for coaches & scouts... why not the person that puts it all together on the field...

the manager

if some leagues want the team owners to be mgr's, then this could be an option that gets "turned off" if needed... but

I think it would be great... the better the mgr... the better things can go on the field

give the mgr unique ratings like: motivation, game mgmt, etc

then give the mgr characteristics: good/bad players mgr (how players want to play for him), how he relies on his bullpen, how he views the running game.... and so on.

rwmorey · 12-20-2002, 03:24 PM

I like this idea! I also would like to be able to negotiate with my current set of coaches, scouts, etc.. during a season to sign them to an extension.. I've lost so many guys because I can't resign them until after the season and they get signed by other teams for so much more money than I offer.. I'd like to be able to resign coaches just like I have a shot at my free agents before the season ends.

Rich

earlg · 12-22-2002, 05:11 PM

It would also be neat managers are added to ootp5 that your minor leagues managers got job offers from other major league teams to manage in the bigs. Also if your scouting director got job offers to be a general manager of other clubs.

Matt from TN · 04-05-2004, 09:38 AM

an old suggestion I'd like to bring back up... Managers are so crucial to the game, and the modern MLB has been called a manager's league, where key managers like Dusty Baker are sought after like gold...

This should be instituted into the game, so teams can hire/fire managers (create them too of course) and bid on those who are free agents...

As I said above, they would affect team chemistry and sometimes how hard some players play... They could have fixed tendencies (i.e. how often they hit & run, how quick a hook they have on pitchers, etc)... This could also be turned on/off at a player's discretion, especially for online leagues...

12-20-2002, 01:33 PM	#1
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	managers we pay for coaches & scouts... why not the person that puts it all together on the field... the manager if some leagues want the team owners to be mgr's, then this could be an option that gets "turned off" if needed... but I think it would be great... the better the mgr... the better things can go on the field give the mgr unique ratings like: motivation, game mgmt, etc then give the mgr characteristics: good/bad players mgr (how players want to play for him), how he relies on his bullpen, how he views the running game.... and so on. __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

04-05-2004, 09:38 AM	#4
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	an old suggestion I'd like to bring back up... Managers are so crucial to the game, and the modern MLB has been called a manager's league, where key managers like Dusty Baker are sought after like gold... This should be instituted into the game, so teams can hire/fire managers (create them too of course) and bid on those who are free agents... As I said above, they would affect team chemistry and sometimes how hard some players play... They could have fixed tendencies (i.e. how often they hit & run, how quick a hook they have on pitchers, etc)... This could also be turned on/off at a player's discretion, especially for online leagues... __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

12-20-2002, 03:24 PM	#2
rwmorey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 177	I like this idea! I also would like to be able to negotiate with my current set of coaches, scouts, etc.. during a season to sign them to an extension.. I've lost so many guys because I can't resign them until after the season and they get signed by other teams for so much more money than I offer.. I'd like to be able to resign coaches just like I have a shot at my free agents before the season ends. Rich

12-22-2002, 05:11 PM	#3
earlg Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: birmingham Posts: 27	It would also be neat managers are added to ootp5 that your minor leagues managers got job offers from other major league teams to manage in the bigs. Also if your scouting director got job offers to be a general manager of other clubs.